Thanksgiving
Kindergarten
Lesson 12 –
Third week in November (11/16 – 11/20)
Objective –
Students will observe the differences between Thanksgivings past and present.
Materials –
1. Head phones
2. Brainpop - Thanksgiving
3. Thanksgiving paint pages - http://funschool.kaboose.com/fun-blaster/games/game_thanksgiving_coloring_pages.html
4. Thanksgiving puzzles - http://www.alphabet-soup.net/hol/thanksfun.html
5. Enrichment - Explore the Mayflower - http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/daily_life/games.htm
Standards aligned to this lesson –
8.1.4.A.1, 8.1.4.A.2, 8.1.4.A.3, 8.1.4.A.9, 8.1.4.B.1, 8.1.8.A.1, 8.1.8.A.2, 8.1.8.A.3
6.1.2.A, 6.2.2.A, 6.2.2.B, 6.2.2.E, 6.4.2.A, 6.4.2.B
Vocabulary –
Review past vocabulary, Thanksgiving, Native Americans and Pilgrims, navigate, click and drag, tab, back, scroll
Activities –
1. Watch Brainpop Thanksgiving Video together
2. Play symbol of Thanksgiving matching game. Draw a symbol of Thanksgiving.
3. Paint a Thanksgiving picture. Complete a Thanksgiving puzzle
4. Enrichment – Explore the Mayflower
Assessment –
Teacher observation and game results
Differentiation –
1. All students will watch, listen, and read along with video using headphones.
2. Mouse over will read instructions to students during activity.
3. Higher level material available for more able students.


Thanksgiving
Grade One
Lesson 12 –
Third week in November (11/16 – 11/20)
Objective –
Students will observe the differences between Thanksgivings past and present.
Materials –
1. Head phones
2. Brainpop - Thanksgiving
3. Voyage on the Mayflower and The Thanksgiving Feast -http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/daily_life/games.htm
4. Thanksgiving paint pages - http://funschool.kaboose.com/fun-blaster/games/game_thanksgiving_coloring_pages.html
5. Thanksgiving puzzles - http://www.alphabet-soup.net/hol/thanksfun.html
Standards aligned to this lesson –
8.1.4.A.1, 8.1.4.A.2, 8.1.4.A.3, 8.1.4.A.9, 8.1.4.B.1, 8.1.8.A.1, 8.1.8.A.2, 8.1.8.A.3
6.1.2.A, 6.2.2.A, 6.2.2.B, 6.2.2.E, 6.4.2.A, 6.4.2.B
Vocabulary –
Review past vocabulary, Thanksgiving, Native Americans and Pilgrims, cornucopia, navigate, click and drag, tab, back, scroll
Activities –
1. Watch Brainpop Thanksgiving Video together
2. Play symbol of Thanksgiving matching game. Draw a symbol of Thanksgiving.
3. View and discuss Voyage on the Mayflower and The Thanksgiving Feast
4. Paint a Thanksgiving picture. Complete a Thanksgiving puzzle
Assessment –
Teacher observation and game results
Differentiation –
1. All students will watch, listen, and read along with video using headphones.
2. Mouse over will read instructions to students during activity.
3. Higher level material available for more able students.